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Feb. 1.9. 1929.

'J. CZORTKOWSKI FUR DRESSING MACHINE 'Filed aan. 12; 1927 IIIIIIIIIHH Patented Feb. 19, 1929.

JOHN CZORTKOWSKI, OF

ST. JOHNS, QUEBEC, CANADA, ASSIGNOR T VAIQERWEGHE LIMITED, 0F MUN'.llillAIi"y CANADA. i

.EUR-DRESSING MACHINE.

Application tiled January 12, 1927. Serial No. 163,663'. i

The invention relates to a fur dressing machine, 'as described in the present speclfication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same. The invention consists essentially fof the novel features of construction pointed out broadly and specifically-in the claims for novelty following a description containing an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

present time for straightening out the hair of curly or crinkledfur; to insure every p ro tection for the skin `while the pelt is being combed out; to save the expense of labor in the production ofthe straight haired skin from a curly or crinkled hair skin, and at the same time effecta better result in 'a more efficient manner; and generally to provide a machine that will automatically straighten out the hairs of skins and deliver them in fit condition for the purpose to which they are to be applied.

In the drawings, Figure 1- is a plan view of the machine used for the purposeof this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the machine.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view Like numerals of referencel indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the frame 10l of the machine is supported on the standards 11, and the bearings 12 project from the ends of said frame 10. y

The shafts13 and 14 carrying the rollers 15 and 16 and the driving pulley on the shaft 13 are journalled in the bearings12, and the canvas endless carrier 18 is mounted on said `rollers 15 and 16 and driven through the pulley 17.

The steam drums '19 are mounted on the shafts 20 and driven throu h the connecting chain 21 and sprockets 22 ii-om thel sprocket 23 connected to the main sprocket 24 by the.A

chain 25, the main sprocket 24 being mounted on the driving shaft 26, journalled in bear- The objects of the invention are to elim-- inate the laborious methods employed at the of the machine on the line 1-1 in Figure 1.1

ings from the standard,- and itself driven through the pulley 27 and a suitable belt con- 50 nection.

The steam drums 19 are supported in their bearings in the machine frame above the canvas endless carrier 1'8, and the rollers 28 alsol journalled in the frame of the machine" come in'to` engagement with the steam drums 19 through the canvas carrier 18, in other words, the carrier 18 passes through the several sets of drums and rollers.

The slack of the carrier is taken up by the rollers 29 just beyond the steam drums 19. and these rollers 29 raise the carrier at these points, y so that it partially, surrounds the heated drums and brings the skin on its hairy side' into Contact with the heating surface of the drum for approximately one third of its circumferential periphery. l

The canvas carrier on the other side of the rollers 29 is brought down under the rollers 30, but in passing along it is combed by the rotary wire brush 31 driven by the belt 32 around the pulley 33.' Y

The driving pulley 17 is connected by the belt 34 to a pulley 35 onthe main shaft 26.

It will be seen from the drawings that there are three sets of heating drums and combing` wire brushes and accompanying rollers,

'though there may be as many sets as required;

in some cases these sets of'drums and brushes maybe reduced in number, 'and for other work they may be increased in number as found desirable.

In so far as the steam feed is concerned, the inlet pipes 36 are shown on the one side connected to the hollow shafts of the steam drums and the outlet pipes 37 are shown on the other side connected by hollow shafts to the steam` drums, so that the said heating drums can be kept at aproper temperature throughout the process of dressing the hairof the skins.

The rollers 15V and 16 are preferably covered with rubberso that the canvas carrier 18 has a very goodgrip of each roller, and therefore is eiiicient in bringing the skins through the combing process.

The skins having curly .or crinkled hair heating drum and the rollei` thereunder.

.This has the elect of heating the skin and particularly the hair as it comes in contact with the periphery of the drinn and as it leaves said drum the contiguous wire brush, which is rotating at a reasonable speed combs out the hair which has been thoroughly heated and the result of this is that much of the curlis straightened out. The skin continues under the next drum and roller and is again combed out after heating, so that by the time the hair passes the second roller it is in a substantially straight condition, but to finish, it is found preferable to pass it through a third set of drums, rollers andcombin brush, and

f y this insures a straight haired skin, and thus accomplishes the purpose of the invention. As has been said before the three sets of heaters and rotary combs have been found suilicient for most of the skins requiring heating, but it is not b any means limited to number 4for some s ins may require more heating and combing, and others may do with less, according to the condition of the hair.

The ordinary process which has been in use for many ears is slow and laborious, as for example tliey lirst heat the fur by means .of electric irons, and then comb it out by hand in its heated condition, but naturally much4 heat is lost beforeit reaches the combing stage and there is notby any means the same eiiciency attained as in a .machine where it passes directly from the heater.` or rotary iron to the combing brush.

Of course it is`v not desirable that this straightening process should be limited to the use of drums or rota-ry .arms heated by steam, as any method of heating may be em` ployed, such as by electricity, and furthermore the application through drums is not essential for these heaters may take many other forms, the essential feature being. in -automatically applying the heat to the hair of the' skin immediately preceding the comb'- ing process, the skins being in continuous passa e through the heater and comber, there y insuring the greatest'dispatch rin the' treatment of the hair and effecting consid-A erable economy in the production ofthe straight haired skin from curly or crinkled-I hair skin.

What I claim is 1. In a fur dressing machine, a rotary heater suitably operated, a contiguous rotary combino' member coincidently operated andan endless carrier 'passino' under said heater and comber and ada teds to bring the rskin into close contact an engagement rei spectively therewith.

2. In a fur dressing machine, a. frame sup'- porting a plurality of bearings, an endlesscarrier mounted on rollers suitably driven, a drum suitably heated and jonrnalled in brushes.

having sti combing bristles and supported A behind said drum, means for-directing the carrier from said drum to said finishing brush, means for driving said drum and means -for driving said brush. y

8. In a fur dressing machine, a frame supported on standards and having a plurality of bearings above, below and at the ends of said frame, an endless carrier mounted on rollers journalled in bearings at the ends of said frame and driven from one of .said rollers, a plurality of sets of heating drums and combing brushes and accompanying rollers journalled in bearings above said frame and carrier, a main drive operating said drums and 'carrier and means for driving said brushes. i

4. In a fur dressing machine,a frame supported on standards and having a plurality 'of bearings above, below and at the ends of said frame, an endless carrier mounted on .and steam outlets at their other ends and combing brushes and accompanyingk rollers journalled in bearings above said frame and carrier, a main drivel operating' said drums and carrier and means for driving said 5. In a fur ported on standards and having a plurality Yof bearings above below and at the 'ends of dressing machine, a frame supsaid frame,-an endless carrier mounted on-` rollers journalled iii bearings at the ends of v*said frame and driven from one of said rollers, a plurality of sets of heating drums, steam heated and having accompanying rollje'rs under said carrier, and combing brushes with directing rollers ad acent thereto, a

main drive operating said rums and carrier and means for driving said brushes.

6. In a fur dressing machine, a frame supported onstandards and having a pluralityof bearings above,*below and at the endsof said frame, an e'ndless carrier mounted on rollers journalled in bearings at the ends of said frame and driven from one of said rollers, Va plurality of sets of heating drums steam heated and rotating on said carriery and held in operating relationtherewith by guide lrollers under the carrier and 'combi-ng,

brushes, each brush being inthe rear of and higher than its -respective drum with directing rollers thereto and therefrom, a main drive operating saiddrums and carrier and means for driving said brushes.

v7. Ina fur dressing machine, a frame Vhaving a plurality of bearings, a plurality of A ironing heated members suitably mounted and operated over said frame, wire brushes for combing the hair of the skin after ironing *and heating and rotating-adjacent thereto,-

means for transporting `the skins to and through said and means ironing members and brushes for directing the transporting meansv to and from the brushes after ironing. 8. A machine forironing furs, comprising a. rotating ste element opera e linder,

ns past sai am cylinder', a rotatable brush ting in proximity to said steam a movable carrier adapted to carry d cylinder and said brush for JOHN. CZORTKOWSKI.

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